The Delaware Valley girls swimming team had never fielded a relay team. That changed on Saturday at the Skyland Conference championships.

Aleksa Lapinas, Kate Brown, Kelly Moran, and Sarah Feiner won its heat as it competed in the 200-yard freestyle relay. But for the last three years, Lapinas had been the only swimmer to compete for Delaware Valley, and she was happy to have some teammates for the first time representing the high school.

"It was definitely really important to me," Lapinas said. "It was nice to be able to show up for the first time with a group. It was nice to have teammates to sit with and warm up with."

Not only did the team swim at the Skyland Conference championships, but it will also compete at the Hunterdon/Warren/Sussex Tri-County championships on Jan. 26. And while the girls found success at the Skyland Conference championships, Lapinas is looking forward to the Tri-County championships.

"There was a lot of buildup behind it," Lapinas said of the first race. "When we got there it was so exciting, our relay was great. I could not have been happier with the way it turned out and can not wait for the next time we get to do it."

The Tri-County championships will take place at Kittatinny Regional High School in Newton.